October 31, Halloween, 1993…
I remember Halloween of 1993 very well – It was a Saturday, and Saturday Halloween’s are hard to come by. Halloween 1993 was the day several of my music boxes,…
Month: October 2009
Communion Through Candy….Really.
[picapp src=”0276/f6069bb7-b25f-4042-977c-de038dec783e.jpg?adImageId=6977386&imageId=279648″ width=”234″ height=”352″ /]The Problem: I moved to a new office building at work, and was lucky enough to get an office with a real door and three walls;…
Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act Passed & Some Aren’t Happy…
The LGBT Community Will Finally Be Protected by Hate Crimes Legislation [picapp src=”a/1/3/8/Sens_Gordon_Smith_98ef.jpg?adImageId=6421051&imageId=2350887″ width=”500″ height=”333″ /] Congress voted to pass a hate crimes bill yesterday which serves to add…
Back to the 70’s & Before – Racial Discrimination is Alive & Well
[picapp src=”4/7/9/6/interracial_families_28e2.JPG?adImageId=6178980&imageId=4878270″ width=”500″ height=”320″ /] In 1978, much to my total shock and disbelief, my otherwise liberal father would not allow me to date anyone who wasn’t White. My…
Boys Today…
The epitome of a happy boy: Back when I was a kid, and even when my oldest kids were kids, going to spend the night with someone meant you were…
Obama Backs Gay-Rights Efforts – “I’m Here With You In That Fight”
In an unprecedented speech last night at a dinner sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign in Washington, President Obama told the crowd that he is with them in the fight…
My Immodest Plea for Your Help…I Really Need Your Vote…
Hi Everyone – well, I told you a few days ago that I got a great review from TheBookJournal. Well, I then found out that the reviewer also nominated me…
My Impressions From a Farewell Ceremony at the Joint Reserve Base…
Yesterday I attended a farewell ceremony at the Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas, for a Texas National Guard unit that was to be deployed to Iraq around Christmastime,…